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To LOVEる -とらぶる- ダークネス

To Love Ru Darkness

As close encounters of the twisted kind between the residents of the planet Develuke (represented primarily by the female members of the royal family) and the inhabitants of Earth (represented mainly by one very exhausted Rito Yuki) continue to escalate, the situation spirals even further out of control. When junior princesses Nana and Momo transferred into Earth School where big sister LaLa can (theoretically) keep an eye on them, things SHOULD be smooth sailing. But when Momo decides she'd like to "supplement" Rito's relationship with LaLa with a little "sisterly love," you know LaLa's not going to waste any time splitting harems. Unfortunately, it's just about that point that Yami, the Golden Darkness, enters the scene with all the subtleness of a supernova, along with an army of possessed high school students! All of which is certain to make Rito's life suck more than a black hole at the family picnic. Unless, of course, a certain semi-demonic princess can apply a little of her Develukean Whoop Ass to exactly that portion of certain other heavenly bodies! (Source: Sentai Filmworks)

Names

OriginalTo LOVEる -とらぶる- ダークネス (japanese)
RomajiTo LOVE-Ru Darkness
EnglishTo Love Ru Darkness
Also known asTo LOVE-Ru Trouble Darkness · To-Love-Ru Darkness · ToLoveRu Darkness

Facts

FormatTV series · 12 ep · 24 min · 5h total
Aired2012-10-06 → 2012-12-29 (Autumn 2012)
StatusFINISHED
StudioXebec
SourceManga
OriginJapan (Anime)
DemographicShounen
GenresComedyEcchiRomanceSci-Fi
ThemesNudityFemale HaremSlapstickSchoolAliensPrimarily Female CastShounenPrimarily Teen CastPsychosexualAssassinsMale ProtagonistMetaHeterosexualEnsemble Cast
StreamingHulu · Crunchyroll · HIDIVE

Reception

Community score7.18 / 10
Bayesian score7.19 / 10
Composite54.0
On lists78,241
Favourited1,254 (1.6%)
Completion92.2%
Drop rate2.1%
In backlog20.1%
Score spread σ1.79

Score distribution

14062360375341,22252,56964,69579,44188,84994,485103,110

Where it places

CohortValueTierRank
StudioXebecA9 of 112
Broadcast seasonAutumn 2012C30 of 106
GenreEcchiA68 of 745
Year2012B70 of 350
GenreSci-FiB344 of 1,409
EraEarly 2010sB350 of 1,627
GenreRomanceC514 of 1,687
Season (all years)AutumnC557 of 1,921
DemographicShounenC567 of 1,219
LengthSingle-courC844 of 2,668
GenreComedyC934 of 3,488
Source materialMangaC1,081 of 3,025
FormatTV seriesC1,137 of 3,322
OriginJapanC1,974 of 7,157

Key staff

DirectorAtsushi Ootsuki, Nariyuki Ogi
Series compositionAtsushi Ootsuki
Character designKentarou Yabuki, Yuuichi Oka
Original creatorKentarou Yabuki

Franchise — To LOVEる -とらぶる-

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To LOVEる -とらぶる-
To Love Ru
2008TV series46.7
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To LOVEる -とらぶる-
To LOVE-Ru OVA
2009OVA (home video)50.1
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もっと To LOVEる -とらぶる-
Motto To Love Ru
2010TV series51.1
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To LOVEる -とらぶる- ダークネス
To LOVE-Ru Darkness OVA
2012OVA (home video)52.9
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To LOVEる -とらぶる- ダークネス2nd
To Love Ru Darkness 2
2015TV series53.9
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To LOVEる -とらぶる- ダークネス2nd
To Love Ru Darkness 2 Specials
2015Special53.7
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To LOVEる -とらぶる- ダークネス2nd
To LOVE-Ru Darkness 2nd OVA
2016OVA (home video)53.4

Related

RelationYearTitle
prequel2010Motto To Love Ru
side story2012To LOVE-Ru Darkness OVA
sequel2015To Love Ru Darkness 2

AniList id 13663 · MAL id 13663 · record updated 2026-08-27